seigniory

noun

variants or seignory
Definition of seigniorynext
as in duchy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seigniory
  1. duchy
  2. principality
  3. kingdom
  4. domain
  5. empire
  6. dominion
  7. republic
  8. sovereign
Noun
  • Some are now demanding the royals reimburse the NHS — and even ditch the duchies altogether.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The outlet said that the duchies earned about $65 million last year, with the Duchy of Lancaster driving about $35 million for the King and the Duchy of Cornwall making about $30 million for William.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of duchy
Noun
  • This adds six hectares of space to Monaco’s existing 208 hectares (a space only about two-thirds the size of New York’s Central Park), which brings the amount of land Monaco has added over the past sixty years to roughly 25% of the principality’s total size.
    Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The principality also is a culinary destination with restaurants from legendary chefs, including Alain Ducasse’s Le Louis XV and Yannick Alléno’s Pavyllon Monte-Carlo.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of principality
Noun
  • The Biden administration has especially pushed for this arrangement as part of broader deal with Riyadh that would also involve greater U.S. security guarantees for the kingdom and closer cooperation in various fields, including nuclear energy.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • For history buffs or curious travelers alike, this makes Brixworth a unique window into a time when the country was still divided into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of kingdom
Noun
  • In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.
    Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.
    Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of domain
Noun
  • Her empire is built on talent and beauty and backbone.
    Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The party slowly unified France's disparate far-right movements, which included monarchists, Nazi collaborators seeking rehabilitation and nationalists angered by Charles de Gaulle's dismantling of France's overseas empire.
    ANIA NUSSBAUM and ANGELINA RASCOUET Bloomberg News (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of empire
Noun
  • Now, one of those secrets—the key to the rise and dominion of dinosaurs—might have finally been revealed.
    Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
  • In this context, they are envisioned as ‘landlords,’ caretakers, and matriarchal figures who hold dominion over the land.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • That year was in the middle of the Interregnum, a period when Britain was a republic without a king.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
  • There are various plots to overthrow the emperors and either wrest control and put the empire in the hands of a single man or return Rome to its days as a republic.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of republic
Noun
  • Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.
    Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Princess Beatrice Suddenly Changes Christmas Plans Due to Pregnancy The Christmas broadcast is one of the British sovereign's most famous holiday traditions, which King George V kicked off in 1932 and Queen Elizabeth televised for the first time in 1957.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sovereign
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